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Dark Data explores the many ways in which we can be blind to missing data and how that can lead us to conclusions and actions that are mistaken, dangerous, or even disastrous. Examining a wealth of real-life examples, from the Challenger shuttle explosion to complex financial frauds, Hand gives us a practical taxonomy of the types of dark data that exist and the situations in which they can arise, so that we can learn to recognize and control for them.

Whether you load your iPod with Bach or Bono, music has a significant role in your life—even if you never realized it. Why does music evoke such powerful moods? The answers are at last be- coming clear, thanks to revolutionary neuroscience and the emerging field of evolutionary psychology...

I thought I knew the truth. I thought he was my savior. I’d spent my entire life running from him, only to become trapped in his web. He says I’ll become his wife, that I’ll provide him an heir. I’ll do both of those things, under one condition. His father must die.

Since its publication, Quidditch Through the Ages has been one of the most popular books in the Hogwarts library. Read by Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, and many more, it is the essential guide to the wizarding world's favourite game.

Feyre regresa a la Corte Primavera, decidida a reunir información sobre los planes de Tamlin y del rey invasor que amenaza con destruir Prythian. Para esto deberá formar parte de un peligroso, e incluso letal, juego de engaño.

Monti Schroeder is on a quest for peace. She has been since the moment she was born. But peace has remained elusive. Living as a nomad, she takes work where she can get it. When her sister calls with a favor for her neurotic boss, Monti agrees to it for a few extra bucks. What Monti finds when she arrives is a woman just as broken as she is. And no matter what, she can't leave Athena to flounder on her own.

Each day’s reading reveals how the powerful tool of mindfulness can help you to become more grounded, energized, motivated, and satisfied with your life. You’ll discover in these pages how to be attentive and open to the present while calmly acknowledging and accepting your thoughts, feelings, and sensations.

Con las manos temblorosas, Harry le dio la vuelta al sobre y vio un sello de lacre púrpura con un escudo de armas: un león, un águila, un tejón y una serpiente, que rodeaban una gran letra H. Harry Potter nunca había oído nada sobre Hogwarts cuando las cartas comienzan a caer en el felpudo del número cuatro de Privet Drive. Escritas en tinta verde en un pergamino amarillento con un sello morado, sus horribles tíos las han confiscado velozmente.

Nella non proprio ridente cittadina di Wolverhampton, Inghilterra, un impresario di nuova generazione ha avuto la geniale nonché terrificante idea di creare un Parco degli Orrori. La trovata si deve a Sir Desrius - meglio noto come "Stregone" - un uomo crudele e senza scrupoli, il quale non ha esitato a imprigionare mostri e creature fatate da ogni angolo del globo pur di popolare le costose attrazioni del parco. Per anni, ormai, i mostri sono stati costretti a subirne i soprusi.

The premise of Trauma and the Body is that, by adding body-oriented interventions to their repertoire, traditionally trained therapists can increase the depth and efficacy of their clinical work. Sensorimotor psychotherapy is an approach that builds on traditional psychotherapeutic understanding but includes the body as central in the therapeutic field of awareness, using observational skills, theories, and interventions not usually practiced in psychodynamic psychotherapy.

Renegade Star: Publisher's Pack 8 contains books 15 and 16 of the Renegade Star series: Renegade War and Renegade Peace.

I knew he had the power to make me feel, but he also had the power to break me. To pull my heart outside of my chest and stomp on it. I knew falling for a man like Capone came with more than I was ready for. He wasn't feared for no reason. Timmy never meant Jaiden any good, and I knew it from the first time I met him. I've never wanted someone dead as much as I wanted him dead. Timmy needed to go, and I didn't care how he went as long as he wasn't breathing. Capone put it on his life that he would always protect me and mine.

The game has devoured Earth. Players have gotten down to business as usual—farming, taking out monsters, leveling up their items, and wiping out dungeons. All the NPCs can do is accept their unenviable fate and try to survive in this complicated new world. But will they all be content to sit on their hands and accept it? Michael, a Universal Combat Mage, is one of a number of people who refuse to let fate lead them passively along. He wants to decide his own fate.

Imagine your best friend invites you on an all-expenses-paid trip. Luxury at its finest. A five-star resort, designer shopping sprees, fine dining, and balling out like there’s no tomorrow. She swears her new man is head over heels for her and doesn’t mind spending big. While she’s out on a date, you decide to unwind with a bubble bath. The warmth relaxes you, lulling you into comfort. You dip your head beneath the water, letting the silence consume you. But when you resurface, the silence is shattered. A man is standing there. Watching you. Before you can scream, darkness takes over.

“J.R. Ward is a powerhouse in the genre and never disappoints!”--Rebecca Yarros, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author "Absolutely unputdownable!"--Jennifer Armentrout, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Crown of War and Shadow is a brand new, sweeping, slow-burn romantasy from #1 New York...

Jenni è ragionevole: sa cosa è giusto e cosa è assolutamente proibito. Christoffer è il suo fratello acquisito ma, all'improvviso, Jenni inizia a vederlo sotto una nuova luce. E lei non si limita a vederlo e basta... lo vuole. Jenni cerca di reprimere questo desiderio erotico. Essere eccitati da un familiare è assolutamente inaccettabile... ma quando i sentimenti non se ne vanno, decide di dar loro il benvenuto. B. J. Hermansson crea abilmente racconti brevi che uniscono una prosa arguta a descrizioni poetiche.

The Gambler is a psychologically probing novel concerning the gambling episodes, tangled love affairs, and complicated lives of Alexis Ivanovitch, a young gambling addict; Polina Alexandrovna, the woman he loves; a pair of French adventurers; and other characters. Narrated by Alexis, this short novel is based on Fyodor Dostoevsky's own experiences as a compulsive gambler.

Two complete volumes in one. Liber Null contains a selection of extremely powerful rituals and exercises for committed occultists. Psychonaut is a manual comprising the theory and practice of magic aimed at those seeking to perform group magic or who work as shamanic priests to the community.

"E lui sa, proprio come lo sa lei, che questa è la sua cosa preferita. Non deve fare altro che infilarsi nella doccia, appoggiarsi al muro e lasciare che l'acqua scorra su di lei. Non deve parlare. E proprio come pensava, lui si accuccia davanti a lei e avvicina la lingua alla sua vulva." Nel collettivo non ci sono regole. Nessuno appartiene a nessun altro. Nessuno ha diritti esclusivi. Alcuni degli abitanti sono anche sposati, ma condividono lo stesso. Lei può baciare lui. Lui può stare con lei. Lei e lei possono darsi piacere.

"Le 1000 parole essenziali in Francese". Il francese è una lingua ufficiale in 29 paesi in cinque diversi continenti. È parlato come prima lingua da circa 77 milioni di persone. Il francese è la seconda lingua più studiata al mondo (con circa 120 milioni di studenti attuali). Come imparare una lingua in modo diverso? Oggi l'apprendimento delle lingue si sta rivoluzionando: non devi più frequentare le lezioni di lingua tradizionale. Il nostro metodo di apprendimento: una selezione di centinaia di frasi e parole essenziali. Li ascolti, li ripeti e parli.